tErAt Aararitil FAD , 1 ,, , _,, , ,, , ~ he trial of Matt` eir P. Ward ter the murder of Prof. Butler, of:. IsktOsville, Ken tacky, as a-e lmve already stet elig has „result, od m his acquittal.: . : Tire viiiicit of the Un einnati 1 9azdee who ha.s raid - all theifsairnol , ny, p•ronotmees: the killing to have been de.. libel-nth, eold-bliioded murder. 'The pre s s in all sections of the country is giving vent to its indignation, alleging that family and mart ci are that`saved theiteek ofthboatmler er. 4 ..ilkswe have not tales. the testimony„ we _ =shall -'. n et attempt to ImPugn the verdict of the i' 4 34-b0 4911 .11 001 fro4thelialthrloreSuist , ti Ftfal cmin g f 4 treet% for , the infonnation of our, readers : < . i A despatch from miz&thto - wn, Ky., an- 11 94nees th 4 the* jury in the ease of Matthew F.*,Virard; charged with ldlling:Prof. Butler, ' ofAgettlavittes 1 1 8STI atter 'an ahee, ,nee of only , about fiveminufes, returned a Verdict of " not fg ,ruiltY. ' this veidict*lll, ne'doubt, ex • , ei ' i t Ce ; univ - , rietnark, we recapitulate a less of lead - . 643 (4: the Caie :, PrOes-10 W. 11. G. Butler, a,temtlemmt of :excellent ebaraeter andfine education, was formerly_a private teacher in the Ward fam ily., ill() are ''wealthy citizens Of Louisville, and hy r whorn I3utler wa,s h4, , hly 'este,emed. ,the time --- AA the ti or w the munier, hoever, he kept h 1 f igradeill. ' -, . an d a,sc oo o 'super or in it- city, an had fora - pupdabrother of 1 a hew }.. Ward, named _William. This boy, had broken the rues of the , school 1)y bringing chestnuts and , distributing them among some of the , boys, who : threw the shells under,thel scats. This 1 1 a(tracted the attention of Mr :1 , who in- . \ quiredlutO .the'ina.tter, and the fau asAst eaed (4-William War 4) who; at denied 4,e lr -` it., 14,:, Butler tthen corrected i e boy for breaking therillftl,' and for lyjng. Mathew F. Ward on , the next morning, hearing of it, repaired; a gua-smith's shop and purchased two,pfsiols, and had them loaded, and,ill coin: patty ! with hiS brothers, , R.'. J. Ward, also Artned, , and Win. Willi, P i .r. l34l Pd to the ; • ':school,, inquired forth. Butler, who came out , of ariadjaining room, and Ater a short 'alter ottioa, sliOt hint through the lungs. Ili. But ler died the next night. The _ principal Witneßte4 against the omits r ed were the scholars 0 .4 f prof. 'littler, who It were forseat'in the school room at, the time; We sulijoin the evidence of one of them : r ` 'Edward W. Knight called.--Was prment at tbe school room of Prof. Butler on theses, •• • , on dif i y r iri - V9vcinber la.st. itt : Xr.. Sturgis -recitation ' room, and . savi Matthew F. - :Nard . Robert J. Ward Jr and Wm. Ward, enter the.gate from, the street into, the :school house yard. I, - This wasabtnit, VO o'clifock.. At about 9 14 o'clock ane ro ^gar. Ward's • , g ‘. had Call4l and'Jeftword for the. hooks of the Watd 'boi:s to be sent home.:i:: rind heard some, threats front. these boys thedarprevious, pade him expect some tronble the .mo '_ment, besaw th'e Wards coming into the gate. ITe inidediateiy, went -to the door opening 1n to the large school room ; the other boys, for= lowed; but were hninediately,ealled back by -Mr. Sturgis the assistanteher. -'; When: I got „to the recitation room. door,. • the Wards had &me through the pkis.*e, and - Were - ht, the - main school room. • - Mat. Ward said; " is hate a little`matter_ to settle -with :iron; which is the most to blame, the little contemptible puppy. whO begged chest. nut.4-And then lied- nboutit, or ay. lb ho l y. xlio let:run lave them V 'Mr. Butlerns - ked)Vird 10. gi) into his room Od be would explain the affair. Mr. Ward - Said: :"No here is the pla4e to answer' the plection.' Butler refus ed_.'to , - answer without an explanatiOn. Wprd then said, "Why did youeall my-broth -er William a liar ?"\ Mrc Butler said he was .'not' dispOse. to answer the question withont explanation. Mr. Ward said, " You are d—n liar and a d—a scoundrel.-' 7 . Ward • tlien made a motion as if 'striking at Butler, who sallied back a little. • ,Butler thenraiscd hil.right arm and moved towards Ward.-:- AVanti*ew • its :hand from hia pocket ; pre a pistol to Butler's - left breast and fir- Butler.,dropped iMmediateiv, "014-vny mid thild,!-16 , God ! l'm dead r - Mat: then drew aneithar-- pistal,siza • libbert J. Ward drew a knife. Sturgis ..itme . 'out of his;recitation room, and Robert said, ";“ Come on, I'm, ready." =tMr. - Stntgis retreated, , to his r rooni, an& sn came out ttgaiktand Robert advanced toNr . Ods him with a:. bilk . and Mt: Sit4ia run hack into the room and made Ins escape out of:lther , - . Ali the, others'testifie3 to nearly the seine state .ot, facts, and also ,that Prof Butler's right hand was crippled, so that he could not • - open ',Or - 'skit it; the fiwers being, ahout half shut-L-that in reply-to Ward, Butler *spoke as if-he :desired to reason with hi n—that.Wird looked ;healthy and - vigorous - mill spoke in a loud tone; whereas- Butler 4 s replies were po lite and gentle: One or two were unds the impression that: a' moment before the pistol was fired, Butler, ; on being pronesmeela liar; laid , his right (crippled) handlightty on Ward'S shoulder, hitt All were teanfident no. blew. icas. struck; Others -Admitted that Butler Might have - puihesi, Ward back a:little, hut, e pis ' . tol was -fired so quick by' Ward ", he:. laid -given.the lie to BUtlerithat -itiratiodifficult ‘ Am - them,' it appears,-,to State exactly what Oc curred. ' ~ '-.:. - . '' - ' a... ... - -Dr. ThOinpscu.who was tallied itY to' dress • the iiroun& .of Butler,. testified 'that the de ; •VeaSed, , it) reply to a question. as to,, his :posi tion whep he was shot said, " we trereeleuth , . ed -31Vard-callel me a liar, , and I. struckhim ; 9 1 . we ' enehexl,, then . I meired ; shot; didnot r. w wire shot me.'". The Witt:MSS' further ed. that Butler was a small Man, wegh-, 4 .„,,„.5 or 140 lba, the fingers ofhis right herd Were aixart half closed and could not be i striighterted,;_ his Erni was probab*.thrown forward when he received the shot. br. Yon dell, who was also, resent with Dr. Thourp- SOP, testified that Butler said that Ward rais-. -od - his hand to `strike hint, when he . (Butler) =gave` him A blo* and -Ward fired instantly ? infficting - the wound of whick Butler died in a fe* - - hours.- -.•., varietysiri , ' . - . A variety of other t estimony Was r introdue; - -ed - to ' show the uniform 1 - ;4:d character , and tlie 'long -iontinued ill health of the .prisoner, ant also to: show that Ward; instead of plir7 .- Clialdilig OW iis . tplit:vrith theiltetition of shooti ing - Bigler, procured them to -take with 'him -to the:outh, as he was, at.thetime r prepatr i ing tt• leave fin. his firm- in -Arkansas.. • , • '•These are the leading points of the testiino r 'my- 921 'which 'the- jury hate proncauleed the pisoner *' not guilty , , ' - or,in other wo* th at be was jiiitifiable In killing Butler. -! ~- . - 'Tne CitiNCIS o Win.--The life Inlor, • en& Companies-of:Engliuid eidetd4ted the thsnoes - of being killed*Wifitifided in bat _ .111 e, aid fixed the nito of int' Sinsnee: A7per .ty may be:huntred against ":death - by dent or liiolena3 . any eiittse s - ineloding• deathath= in neti6n, Tor tls' ca 'the £lOO per, ittlituirri 'and • lf-to_bleltdes pSyn!tint In ease. ;Of of half thOsutniesureil i d lookialilii'& . :4leitthillB peeceut g un. It wkidla** - froni : these tetme,'llsiCtimatt twee Rely- to lose his' eg net 4 6 to_ Use , heisaiVrebably 'becanso he as:htwo 140 ilid•46k_me - head , • 'A fasti'f49 - e stablishes that* Public lands ouni4-hi - of to• - #3 . 0.10- OF yeses. - .a4en1e,1,41 #. 4 fiJr4d4l**-..' t **ie. - -till; it:4s tbiAghtlin 10. jocW-ti ' l i4OirKstP44 bill in the _Newt - 201 - • - g o g' ‘tr!canlatt al - 'wtf , Fs. tkev- M:whei'a ja:' • ' ; '...-.''' ' r - ' l 1 '' Pub* jaatica is - • ''" ;m - , Y ritn ' " ' In UO:ry theipl , lippSikjto .-•• *ply tha , :di •sgrace, WWI , ~..„- : trial_ bait , '''' ' ' ': ' . arla.: thew Statet: : A uPittaana, PO ' ' ' ' aY Plat ipopular mass (*Wt . g-ivis , - di at whick' eftes tf the .1 . , 1 jurors, c o unse l, an d t h e ‘Wards, ete. :if id. - . , g on - a pole, carried in procession . • 12 the town,andillen formil,, he lrt ly set e t , and b .1 hi front : of "the. c Coint House. 1 in G -t, y. as soon as . the ver dict hecfmte! kn wii,, - peat excite ment pre inaed,!and Mind': , , ;en. meeting. was Wl gliaite)iaald to I . y e• Virre49ll.. to . the feelitOilof the itsii`, .;itY;'•- At tliiinieeting of a - tomes or Tial, ' . 7 - ,-readoPt ed,' ex ' g , so " ,w. -- and -fdisrruty,. that wit: witiry eould . be *mud in , the commOU wealth,declaring thei intention: _to -burnthe jurors 14 eftlei - broding iiitklamtempt. 4 the Part played ‘ in this taw. by, certain oirsiial dignitaries:. and 'the hmtiers in lending the influen4 of their names And place-41,in rescuing . from °Wended justicel culprit-, stained with, f blood: 4n entetifign solemn looted against the _eon $ purined by - the. Judge in the ease.. Mat. N -aid; • accontO34 nied. his wife and.. brother, bits tett Loursvilleinndtaken Passage On theer dits.,Tark.- He went,to. Can. nelton, In4ans, but idienthe fact of his Isms.. enee, beetune known ;there, eonsidemble ex, citenient. waa :Manifested, and it wits pro= posed. te address a-letter to the murderer, re: questing hill, to 'kat* did town. It seems :he had le lea le New Albany previous to. this, as. preparati ns, were being made to turn, him 'out.. Comt ittees have been, , appointed' in Louisville tfi collect funds for *erection of fi l o a,monutnen te; Professor Butler.- . The edit. er . :of the Lo isvale•Journal emplains, that he has been graitly. perseented.for his'eOurse In favor of Wards, 1 • . .-2, ..- ===MZE'" .. . . . Ili' - ! ' 1 :• . .. 0 1 gnivi•. this: week will,' be found sevemtiailtieles "relating ..to the recent. trial . 'off .11.-fhtlieW.E'Whrd;Tor hitirder, and •his*viittal . ..14 `'ti Kentucky jiiry. ‘• 'ln ag ,,,.., . , ...,, .. . hind .•therc, - ...liiive:, been many- reiis4.s •. '.' where Vff.. 7A.' fe - i' . .Y eit ' 4.a P; iiii t h' ss6 o ,--It rri s, ". lords". ha4 l . maid c - •'ect that the jrniirAtor,, Shani-DemOefiley *ill haVO tiie' lion-skin . • torn from his..shoulders,and Stand out in 41;p naked deformity of his real ammeter.' - •• lalfor be the imow rlsee is ,Wash- a, larief is of 3/1 dth:aPy wilt)* by 04 1 0. 14 14 E 1 131.:•4:1163 d 7 - 74 ,... i • hlritt dy the •Ltiftlitehtitutiv Itgista. Inge STATE Issarr.', -„; . • uorernor, : JAMES IaOLLOK, of Northiimberlana. = Liana/ Commissioner, A4281E, AileigYony,, --, . 2-- ."^ I;;°A,N!.4L-M• §MYSEP,7 !!t.:lki(litgk/rn r efi..Y• . RMOVAL. t iedO . e h ' . nr‘N" . e. ity not. cp .he Many kind , . . , .. . thino our brethren-of the - press have said on . the reappearance of the*Reg,ister, for,we pre;' farad that .our. readers. should- judge °fits.. qualitiei:fbi thenJelreq. But the'follOWitig: pleasantparligraph, from the Ogle County, (Ill.) . Reporteil irg-lia.vc•-made an exception, because of Its reminiscent character. and for . 1 "mild*mu -nition*" sake.: , . Mortime r Wr."_ . Smith, Esq . , th e editor of the .ReiertoJ was, formerly **printer in thia:oifiek, . ifterirardi studied bow, in. Tirukhatino* and .now ha., - , gone to seek his %rhyme in ,the groit West: .... .. If talents, integr it y, wit perseverance.are u , . . 'expect d-s , liprixed l iti the'Weat, we shall to see . , SfOrthaer come baele a COngresstnan in a. ' few • - yeels;-that is, if he will condescend to, accept sucban office. , • • .. ' ' • But l ire must stop, and let our friend speak: Tait" Sesoexianxi Rson34ii-We wcl come _this excellent paper back upon . our to The 'officei and material, - except--'the p: . ress,.Were-dest4 z ed by fire a. few see . inneejtuid -the •Regster now makes its ap , , petirtnee t iaokingliarget and:better thin be ttor° it went i tbrouigh the "fiery ordeal." • ThEl Paper isn't ar old frierid of ours;; tbengill its-ate shciwii. tilt. it has 'been climb alma Ineup thesunnYlside of life,'-and is 'ly changed l from What it Wait"' "Whenls4jorere first scqi!aint;' .. it yet teeallkassoCiations of our early blz hoed' alnioseaS•dear* our "day of life" , it; -title:. lb* 'xigl,i 'years have . - pawleti, - and- 'we ;hiA•e'staiidbred , fili away to. the sunny West, Ike can te-day:iiee- thn„7Post Boy," with his .capacious ssuldlelingsf stowed full of newly; printed paperlicla,he Comes gallopping along the WYehtsingi,and hawk! !v.. .hclow bis.hOrial gear aull-inusical•it.,"echoesintliegletV,'and , _4:: .._ ()ve iCtilr°4 3 o. lllo lso llo und._ . _ 11 : . --:,54 4 1).r. some :stooge reason, we hardly know what, we 41 usqd4ojoye the Post Boyi And jfet we prounticif wee . .tl)e.esnse ,the,(klarlit: tle klickyi,. (IfolwitU A:Wet-44 KlEFRisblail) brouihtins,eilie:News every -,weelil:itt : Ulu - long,ligw v elotoly. at ti* appoiuted.h_Our.-- • , But .ths ; lenall, uttpretendiw,Raper that. : he corriekiviikilowtgroyn, to* pinta of , * fint ,Plass t heiboybunsolfbaq , 4o.4loubt,lw come a man; And an aristOaratie i‘elt,„•juttl four, with kburlypdriver, .new thunders al9ng [ owthoirbitifiebetii'liii-41weekWetiV.44teeb 1T td- idid fre . " 44. 1‘ine:roll, - illi . _ 1 totliik!' '...,'!''..;" 'I-- . ' ,-: . •,- ' . . . _. ritiv..A:l4/`e. ;1 2 04toiruki, 43,sdied' B.rookAdef' beki osial6ll:inthe'tiOrtherti Oat Vf Liberty, , in Alio.. MonfOrt, postigusiter. ConneelieuilAgialatuire-hai;e elect laillearycputtonir-Milig,A6Yerno4_,leld the: )1:m0f-the state Qinetli are filled wit:Ml*4 . 4 1 4 rihm 411011 friggicse:Zado u rA 4 110g0a4.. ararroialas - of Umkl Powareaad tholiuman, JB Smile Z '` "Of "'ire Phi; zwilea „ I "linnnegT l4-. 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' 271e'Pote , the Loom, and thelAnvil.---110 . ,- inglustrFtulf thQ *ay number of this period 'pal, we are tempted to use a great many inr.' erlatif . v&v, to evinee'our oiihrtati'irc itsk excel , . • line`; -but as seeing is believing,it may bettcri to copy some pf -4s ',..reonl•ent-ii-Vli t ch we will do from time to time, that our ;rya& ors may see' that 'we -do-not reconturitA: it: without -reason: An: interesting artieie on the tennsylviinia'COal Field.S.we have ed tk our next number . .. lltodie; ' ' * " ' i , reit (Youth s Ca f mitt.---WhoWIDI be n't achild; in - these daps' When so 'tut , .tulet4o- writers 09•votP i,hCuliPlYt to., business of furnishing nice magimineS for •:childieia •• Of these -itiagazin 'We Widve• Woodworth's is one of the very . best i -tie ,little raiders of airs Az.' VOy_ , glaa to' Oct, the .I ; ifa'ir' number, but the :think` MrlWood• 4. ,,n worth must ;hare made so e mistake, fort the April number haSn't . cotnl." The_ Cabinet is publish by 13., kt Nyop.i. *orth, I.l . g.iiussuu "st„ 2,,q• i u•-lrork; a l one dol fd lar per Muninn, I • ' '-- • 1 .11 • .' . . • -1. • •• - • :I I . , .. &trunk Lila the. Now that